TURN THE TIDE.

UNFOLLOW THE CURRENT.

TURN THE TIDE.

UNFOLLOW THE CURRENT.

01 — INTRODUCTION

An Experimental Art School

in a Port Town

Opening Fall 2026

An Experimental Art School

in a Port Town

Opening Fall 2026

It's boring to be in a place that is completed.

Buildings that haven’t been used yet. Activities that haven’t been named yet. Vacant houses. The harbor. The ocean. The mountains. Projects about to get underway.


There is still plenty of untapped potential in Tsuyazaki.

港と丘の建物

COME ABOARD

港のクレーンと建物
津屋崎町観光案内

02 — THE PORT

TSUYAZAKI

TSUYAZAKI

Tsuyazaki is a historic port town facing the Genkai Sea. With its old town layout, narrow alleys leading to the sea, traces of merchant houses and sake breweries, a fishing port, a shrine, and the beach, layers of time have accumulated here, yet the town still holds untapped potential.

Tsuyazaki is a historic port town facing the Genkai Sea. With its old town layout, narrow alleys leading to the sea, traces of merchant houses and sake breweries, a fishing port, a shrine, and the beach, layers of time have accumulated here, yet the town still holds untapped potential.

Walking. Entering buildings. Looking out at the town from the sea. Listening to the stories of the locals. Feeling the scent of the tide, the wind, the sounds, the distance, and the light with my whole body.

As this town reaches a turning point, how will we shape its future?

03 — WHAT IS GEIKO?

A school without classrooms. A studio without walls.

A school without classrooms. A studio without walls.

Tsuyazaki Gakugeiko is an experimental organization based in Tsuyazaki that focuses on art, culture, education, and research. It is a place not for studying a region as it currently exists, but for participating from the very beginning of the process of change.

Art, music, architecture, design, publishing, food, tourism, and commerce. We observe, document, and experiment across these disciplines, using the entire city as our stage. The port town itself is our campus.

  • Thomasson
  • Mushroom
  • Abondoned Beach House
  • Tamanoi

04 — PHILOSOPHY / MFA

MORATORIUM

MORATORIUM

A moment to pause. To return to a state of emptiness.

FINDING

FINDING

Observe, listen, feel. Liberate yoursefl.

ALTERNATIVE

ALTERNATIVE

Think out-of-the-box. A different path.

06 — THE CREW

WHO COMES ABOARD

WHO COMES ABOARD

Creators, pioneers, and mentors. We’re looking for people who, rather than focusing on job titles, are willing to roll up their sleeves and contribute their ideas in any setting and at any time.

CREATION / CROSSING / CULTIVATION

07 — COME ABOARD

COME ABOARD

COME ABOARD

FOLLOW THE ROUTE

08 — HOW IT WORKS / JOURNEY

Steps towards the port.

01 DISCOVER → 02 SIGNAL INTEREST → 03 READ THE GUIDE → 04 MEET THE CREW 

→ 05 COME ABOARD → 06 ARRIVE AT THE PORT → 07 OBSERVE / LISTEN / CREATE

01 DISCOVER 

→ 02 SIGNAL INTEREST 

→ 03 READ THE GUIDE 

→ 04 MEET THE CREW 

→ 05 COME ABOARD 

→ 06 ARRIVE AT THE PORT 

→ 07 OBSERVE / LISTEN / CREATE

09 — WHOM WE WORK WITH

PARTNERS

Organizer: Fukutsu Tourism Association (General Incorporated Association)

Educational and Research Partners: Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University; Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University

Planning and Management: GEIKO LLC

Organizer: Fukutsu Tourism Association (General Incorporated Association)

Educational and Research Partners: Graduate School of Design, Kyushu University; Faculty of Arts, Kyushu Sangyo University

Planning and Management: GEIKO LLC

Japan Tourism Agency “Project to Enhance Tourism Destination Management (Human Resource Development Project)” Pilot Program

10 — SUPPORT THE VOYAGE

Sponsor & Collaboration

At GEIKO, we are seeking sponsorships and partnerships with companies, organizations, and individuals who support our mission and wish to help nurture culture alongside us. We welcome collaboration in various forms—not limited to financial support—including the provision of space, equipment, materials, technical expertise, personnel, and public relations.

At GEIKO, we are seeking sponsorships and partnerships with companies, organizations, and individuals who support our mission and wish to help nurture culture alongside us. We welcome collaboration in various forms—not limited to financial support—including the provision of space, equipment, materials, technical expertise, personnel, and public relations.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT SPACE EQUIPMENT MATERIALS SKILLS PEOPLE MEDIA COLLABORATION

PARTNER WITH GEIKO

津屋崎學藝港 GEIKO
津屋崎學藝港 GEIKO

運営会社:合同会社藝航

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